Legal Opinion

Dennis L. Capps v. N.L. Baroid-Nl Industries, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 10, 1986No. 85-3681PublishedCited by 93 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellant Dennis Capps appeals from a summary judgment in favor of the defendant-appellee N.L. Baroid-NL Industries, Inc. (Baroid). Finding no error in the district court’s ruling, we affirm.

I

Davis and Sons (Davis), a company specializing in the supplying of general laborers to companies in need of temporary help, hired Capps as a laborer on December 5, 1983. On his first day of employment by Davis, December 6, 1983, Davis assigned Capps to work at a Chevron facility; on the next day Davis assigned Capps to work at a Shell facility. On the third…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Paul v. Ruiz v. Shell Oil Company, National Tank CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  2. Gaudet v. Exxon Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  3. Hartland Dean West v. Kerr-Mcgee CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  4. Roy Hebron v. Union Oil Company of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  5. United States v. Arnold AlbertCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by93 opinions

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